MHI 105 | MAHI | ASSIGNMENT | IGNOU SOLVED ASSIGNMENT | JULY 2025 JANUARY 2026 ASSIGNMENT

Assignment
MHI-105: History of Indian Economy-1
From Earliest Times to c. 1700
Course Code: MHI-105
Assignment Code: MHI-105/AST/TMA/
July 2025-January26
Total Marks: 100
Note: Attempt any five questions. The assignment is divided into two Sections 'A' and 'B'. You have to
attempt at least two questions from each section in about 500 words each. All questions carry
equal marks.
SECTION-A
1 Discuss the recent historiographical approaches to understand the economic history
of ancient period in India
20
2 Examine the factors which determined the agrarian environment of the Indian
Subcontinent.
20
3 Discuss the major main features of Harappan economy. 20
4 Examine the significance of coins to study the economy of Gupta and Satavahana
Empires.
20
5 Write short notes on any two of the following. Answer in about 250 words each 10+10
i Long distance Trade 200 BCE to 300 CE.
ii Irrigation: Early Medieval India
iii State’s claim on Agrarian Society 500-1300 CE North India
iv Land Rights- Tamil Region 300 to 1300 CE.
v Weavers, Textile production and Trade

SECTION-B
6 Discuss various categories of peasant in Medieval North India. 20
7 Examine the salient features of agrarian structure under Maratha rule. 20
8 Write a note on non-agricultural production between 1300-1700 CE. 20
9 Examine the role and significance of transport and communication in the growth of
economy during 1300 to 1700 CE.
20
10 Write short notes on any two of the following. Answer in about 250 words each 10+10
i Forest Clearance 1300-1700 CE
ii Pastoral Economy 1300-1700 CE
iii Forms of peasant resistance 1300-1700 CE
iv Women and craft production 1300-1700 CE
v Building construction

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